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The Talk, Kloots somehow manages to find a way to get up every morning and hit the gym. For those us not as athletically inclined (read: me), it can be hard to imagine getting up bright and early in the freezing winter to sweat for an hour before dealing with the day's incoming duties. For Kloots, it's all about getting into the right mindset and putting on some good music to get up and start her day. “Anytime I think about how I'm too tired or it's too cold outside, or I just don't want to get my outfit on or something, I just think about how lucky we are to be able to move our body. It really is that simple,” the alum tells Glamour.

Jon Burlingame “Misty watercolor memories of the way we were…”“Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind…”“I could sell my soul for just a little light in the heat of the night…”Those lyrics, just three of the hundreds written by Marilyn Bergman, along with her husband, Alan, resonate with millions of moviegoers and record-buyers. Marilyn, who died on Jan.

Toro y Moi has announced his forthcoming seventh studio album, with ‘Mahal’ set to arrive on April 29 via Dead Oceans.To coincide with the announcement, the singer-songwriter and producer – real name Chaz Bear – has shared two singles, ‘Postman’ and ‘Magazine’. The latter track features vocals from Salami Rose Joe Louis. The songs arrive alongside accompanying videos, directed by Kid.

Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.

Jonathan Cohen Thanks to big syncs by the Weeknd, Motley Crue and yacht rock icon Christopher Cross, season four of Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” raised the bar in more ways than just its viewership, which propelled the show to No. 1 on Netflix’s English series chart for the two weeks following its New Years Eve release.

Last year, Chaz Bear promised that his long-running, beloved project Toro y Moi would return in 2022 with a new album. That project is called MAHAL, and it's out April 29 via Dead Oceans.

Taylor Swift has written nearly 200 songs that have been released so far and 55 of them were written solely on her own.

Once again Taylor Swift finds herself having to defend her existence to some man. Pathetic.

Not here for it. Taylor Swift set the record straight after musician Damon Albarn claimed that she wasn’t considered a songwriter because she cowrote her hit tracks.

Taylor Swift is firing back at singer Damon Albarn after he claimed that she doesn’t write her own songs.

, British musician Damon Albarn denounced Swift as a songwriter, saying, “She doesn't write her own songs.” When the interviewer pointed out that does, in fact, write and co-write her music, he doubled down. “That doesn’t count. I know what co-writing is. Co-writing is very different to writing," he said.

Zack Sharf Taylor Swift issued a response on Twitter to Damon Albarn, the “Blur” frontman and “Gorillaz” co-creator who claimed in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times that Swift does not write her own music. Swift, who is officially credited with writing or co-writing all of her music, called Albarn’s accusation “completely false and so damaging.”“I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this,” Swift posted on Twitter. “I write all of my own songs.

Damon Albarn has addressed the fact that Taylor Swift doesn’t write all her own songs, saying that her co-writing approach is at odds with his “traditionalist” view on songwriting.The Blur and Gorillaz frontman, and soloist in his own right, was speaking in a new interview when he highlighted what he argued are “big” differences between acts who write their own songs, such as Billie Eilish, verses those who seek input from others.He told The Los Angeles Times that performing stripped-back sets in promotion of his new album ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows‘, leaves him more exposed than when performing with a full band. “You learn whether the songs are any good or whether they were popular at the time because of the sound and the attitude,” he said.The interviewer picked up on his comment and asked whether many modern acts rely on “sound and the attitude” rather than the timeless quality of their music, to which Albarn replied: “Name me someone who’s not.”After it was suggested to him that Swift is an “excellent songwriter”, he said that she doesn’t write her own songs (the interviewer clarified that co-writing is involved).“That doesn’t count.

A.D. Amorosi R&B singer, songwriter and producer Jazmine Sullivan is releasing a deluxe edition of her Grammy-nominated album “Heaux Tales” on Feb 11.The expanded edition will feature a handful new songs along with a multitude of additional “tales,” spoken-word interludes exploring issues of body image, feminism, sexuality, and class, famously executed by Sullivan’s friends including vocalist Ari Lennox who appears on “Ari’s Tale” and “On It” on “Heaux Tales.”Signs that a deluxe edition was coming started in December when Sullivan dropped two fresh song snippets on her Instagram account.

Elvis Costello stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Friday night (January 21) to deliver a pair of performances including an impromptu medley.The singer-songwriter released ‘The Boy Named If’ – his new album with The Imposters – last week (January 14), which features the singles ‘Farewell, OK’, ‘Magnificent Hurt’ and ‘Paint The Red Rose Blue’.The Imposters are comprised of Steve Nieve (keyboards), Pete Thomas (drums) and Davey Faragher (bass/backing vocals).During Costello’s appearance on the US late night chat show, he and the band performed a standalone rendition of ‘Magnificent Hurt’ followed by a surprise medley that combined ‘Farewell, OK’ and his 1978 cover of Nick Lowe’s ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding’.You can check out Costello’s performances below:In addition to the performances, Costello sat down with Colbert for a three-part interview which saw him discuss the new album, working with Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson’s recent Beatles documentary Get Back, defending Olivia Rodrigo and more. You can see his chat with Colbert below.Produced by Sebastian Krys and Costello, and released on EMI, ‘The Boy Named If’ – the full title of which is actually said to be ‘The Boy Named If (And Other Children’s Stories)’ – was released on CD, vinyl, cassette, download and streaming. There were also some numbered and signed, 88-page “Hardback Storybook Edition” versions.Costello and the band recently announced that they’ll be heading out on a UK tour in support of the new album.

A.D. Amorosi When powerhouse vocalist-actor Meat Loaf eulogized composer-producer Jim Steinman last April in Rolling Stone, the singer – who died Thursday at age 74 – said of his “Bat Out of Hell” partner, “We belonged heart and soul to each other.

For so many, the name Disney means childhood. 

New Yorkers strolling through Washington Square Park got a huge surprise from a comedy legend this week.

Stephen Malkmus debuted two new songs at a gig in Portland at the weekend alongside one of Pavement‘s classic tracks.The singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman of indie rock stalwarts Pavement, played his first gig since 2019 on Sunday (January 16) at The Alberta Abbey.Accompanied by his live band – made up of The Decemberists’ Chris Funk, Brad Truax and Jake Morris – Malkmus’s set included a performance of Pavement’s ‘Father To A Sister Of Thought’ and a cover of Wilco‘s ‘Box Full Of Letters’.He also debuted two new songs titled ‘MTV’ and ‘Making Friends’, and he played ‘Blue Arrangements’ by Silver Jews, the New York band he formed in 1989 with Bob Nastanovich and the late David Berman.The two new songs are yet to be released, but fan footage from the show has landed online – you can check out clips from the show below.A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)A post shared by Sprout (@sproutniblet)You can listen to the Portland show in full here:‘Amberjack’‘Xian Man’‘Signal Western’‘Making Friends’‘MTV’‘Brainwashed’‘Juliefuckingette’‘Shadowbanned’‘The Greatest Own In Legal History’‘Piccolo’‘Not Fade/Seeger’‘Blue Arrangements’ (Silver Jews song)‘Faces Of Ocean Rain’‘Father To A

Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.

Since breaking through in 2014, Years & Years has become one of the UK's finest musical exports.

Beach House have shared the third batch of songs from their upcoming new album ‘Once Twice Melody’ – listen below.The Baltimore duo – comprised of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally – are releasing the follow-up to 2018’s ‘7’ in four separate instalments. They dropped the first four tracks last November, with part two arriving last month.Today (January 19) Beach House have uploaded ‘Chapter Three’, which is made up of five new tracks: ‘Sunset’, ‘Only You Know’, ‘Another Go Around’, ‘Masquerade’ and ‘Illusion Of Forever’.As with the previous chapters, the group’s latest offering arrives with accompanying official visuals.

Bono is opening up about why he doesn’t listen to any U2 songs, revealing that he’s a bit embarrassed by them.

Awards Chatter” podcast. “I’ve been in the car when one of our songs has come on the radio and I’ve been the color of, as we say in Dublin, scarlet,” he said in an interview along with bandmate The Edge. “I’m just so embarrassed.”He continued: “The one that I can listen to the most is ‘Miss Sarajevo’ with Luciano Pavarotti.

Bono has spoken of his dislike of U2‘s name, most of their songs and his own singing voice.During an appearance on the Awards Chatter podcast (via The Times), the frontman explained that he turns off the radio when the group’s tracks are played because he can’t listen to his vocals.He also claimed that he had only learnt how to sing “recently”.Bono – real name Paul Hewson – went on to admit that he’s “still” doesn’t like U2’s band name. “I really don’t.

Lil Wayne's 2011 mixtape Sorry 4 The Wait was initially released to tide fans over until his album Tha Carter IV. In the years since, it's become a fan favorite thanks to Wayne's utter conquering of music made famous by other artists — the songs of Drake, Meek Mill, Beyoncé, and even Adele weren't safe from Wayne's pen.

Frightened Rabbit has discussed plans to release unfinished songs by their late frontman Scott Hutchison.

The first big music rights acquisition of the year has already been confirmed. Warner Chappell has acquired the David Bowie songs catalogue in a deal reportedly worth in the region of $250 million.

Red rerelease to the debut of Olivia Rodrigo, and both jazz and EDM confections by Lady Gaga. Throw in some anthems from Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Justin Bieber, and you have quite the dynamic year in music. Here are our picks for the best songs of 2021.I'll spare you from my 10-minute dissertation (Anna's Version) on the genius of Taylor Swift reframing what history wrote off as a bitter breakup song into a thoughtful discussion about the weaponization of memory.

long-awaited 10th studio album, “Donda,” with 52 seconds of Johnson chanting his beloved late mother’s name 60 times. Even if Ye’s heart was in the right place, this song probably had Mom rolling over in her grave.

the grand divorce drama of single mom Adele, there was a little something for your every musical mood in 2021.Here, 10 songs that provided the soundtrack of our lives — and our feels.Is there anything that Bruno Mars can’t do? As if he was bored with all the 24-karat magic he’s been dropping on us as a solo star, he teamed up with alt-R&B artist Anderson .Paak to form Silk Sonic. The superduo’s first single, which went to No.

Everyone has their special fuzzy memories of their favorite smashes over the years – but now and then, the artists themselves don’t exactly feel the same way about their own music.

As we all kept plugging through another rollercoaster year, we've been very thankful that artists kept creating and releasing incredible music.

The juxtapositional idea of being sad beneath the lights of a joy-filled dancefloor has become a popular trope in recent years, employed by everyone from Ariana Grande to Mitski to Mark Ronson, who made a (very good) album of "sad bangers'' called Late Night Feelings. This recent wave of a timeless concept can most likely be traced back to Robyn's 2010 hit "Dancing On My Own" and runs the risk of becoming, if not a cliche, a crutch as the odd one out scenario becomes something approaching default.

Lily Moayeri Has the “skip” option made main title theme songs redundant? Hardly if you consider how some of the top-shelf shows of the streaming era have married music so effectively with the tone of the accompanying series.It’s not a new phenomenon. Hearing Alabama 3’s “Woke Up This Morning” is so evocative of its parent series, “The Sopranos,” that you feel as though you’re riding shotgun with Tony Soprano as he winds his way down the New Jersey Turnpike.

Who is in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special?For the first time, the six celebrities in the Christmas Special will never have taken part in Strictly before. This will be their first tome taking on the ballroom, so who is going to be keeping us entertained?Here is the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special line-up:Pop sensation Anne-Marie is paired with professional dance partner Graziano Di Prima.